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'''"The Mark of Gideon"''' was the 72nd [[episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the 17th episode of [[tOS season 3|the show's third and final season]], first aired on [[17 January]] [[1969]]. The episode was written by {{ma|George F. Slavin}} and {{ma|Stanley Adams}}, directed by {{ma|Jud Taylor}} and novelized in ''[[Star Trek 6]]'' by [[James Blish]]. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on {{srcdate|2008|May|31}}.
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'''"The Mark of Gideon"''' was the 72nd [[episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''.
  
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
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[[file:ent1701blish6.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise''.]]
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{{stub-episode}}
  
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;''[[Captain's log]], [[stardate]] [[2268|5423.4]].'' : ''We are [[orbit]]ing the [[planet]] {{planet|Gideon}}, which is still not [[federation members|a member]] of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. The [[treaty]] negotiations have been difficult because Gideon has consistently refused the presence of a delegation from the Federation on its soil, or any surveillance by the [[starship|ship]]'s [[sensors]]. They have finally agreed to a delegation of one. They insisted it be the [[captain]] of the {{ship|USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. I am, therefore, [[beam]]ing down at once.''
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;[[Log entry]] by [[James T. Kirk]]. : ''I am alone on the ''Enterprise''. I have searched every area of the ship and still cannot find a trace of [[uSS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel|the crew]], or an indication of how its disappearance was managed. The one thing that is obvious is that I suffered a [[memory]] lapse, during which time I [[bruise]]d my [[arm]]. It is causing me some irritation.''
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[[file:jtkblish6corgi.jpg|thumb|Kirk.]]
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;''[[Ship's log]], stardate 5423.8.'' : ''[[First Officer]] [[Spock]] reporting. Obviously the [[Gideon]]s have transported Captain Kirk onto this [[uSS Enterprise (Gideon)|replica of the ''Enterprise'']] to so confuse his mind as to make him susceptible to some extraordinary experiment. It is my intention to locate the captain and warn him before the experiment reaches its conclusion, which [[logic]] indicates means the end of the captain's life as he knows it.''
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
 
===Characters===
  
===Characters===
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====Episode characters====
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:[[Clifford Brent]] • [[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Fitzgerald (Admiral)]] • [[Hodin]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Krodak]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Odana]] • [[Montgomery Scott]] • [[Spock]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[unnamed Gideons]] • [[unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel|unnamed USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) personnel]]
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:[[Clifford Brent]] (?) • [[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Fitzgerald (Admiral)|Fitzgerald]] • [[Hodin]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Krodak]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Odona]] • [[Montgomery Scott]] • [[Spock]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[unnamed Gideonites]] • [[unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (2260s)|unnamed 2260s USS ''Enterprise'' personnel]]
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====Novelization characters====
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:[[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Fitzgerald (Admiral)|Fitzgerald]] • [[Hodin]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Odona]] • [[Montgomery Scott]] • [[Spock]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]]
   
 
===Starships and vehicles===
  
===Starships and vehicles===
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===Locations===
  
===Locations===
 
:{{planet|Gideon}} ([[Gideon system]], [[Dorado constellation]], [[the galaxy]]'s [[Beta Quadrant]])
  
:{{planet|Gideon}} ([[Gideon system]], [[Dorado constellation]], [[the galaxy]]'s [[Beta Quadrant]])
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====Shipboard areas====
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;USS ''Enterprise'' : [[bridge]] • [[transporter room]]
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====Planetary locales====
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;Gideon : [[uSS Enterprise (Gideon)|replica of USS ''Enterprise'']] ([[bridge]] • [[corridor]] • [[engineering]] • [[observation deck]] • [[quarters]], captain's • [[sickbay]] • [[transporter room]]) • [[Gideon Council Chamber]]
   
 
===Races and cultures===
  
===Races and cultures===
 
:[[Gideon]]ite • [[Human]] • [[Vulcan]]
  
:[[Gideon]]ite • [[Human]] • [[Vulcan]]
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===Science and classification===
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:[[anatomy]] • [[beam]]ing • [[birthrate]] • [[coordinates]] • [[disease]] • [[life span]] • [[matter]] • [[orbit]] • [[planet]] • [[physio-cultural report]] • [[space]] • [[star]] • [[star system]] • [[stardate]] • [[synchronous orbit]]
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====Medical conditions====
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:[[bruise]] • [[fever]] • [[Vegan choriomeningitis]]
   
 
===Technology and weapons===
  
===Technology and weapons===
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:[[communicator]] • [[medical kit]] • [[medical tricorder]] • [[starship]] • [[viewscreen]] • [[transporter]] • [[tricorder]] • [[viewing port]]
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:[[autoclave]] • [[cauterizer]] • [[communicator]] • [[intercom]] • [[medical kit]] • [[medical tricorder]] • [[sensors]] • [[starship]] • [[viewscreen]] • [[transporter]] • [[tricorder]] • [[viewing port]]
   
 
===Materials and substances===
  
===Materials and substances===
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:[[blood]] • [[oxygen]]
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:[[atmosphere]] • [[blood]] • [[gas]] • [[oxygen]] • [[sapphire]]
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===Lifeforms===
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:[[bacteria]] • [[bull]] • [[germ]] • [[humanoid]] • [[microbe]] • [[microorganism]] • [[virus]]
   
 
===States and organizations===
  
===States and organizations===
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===Ranks and titles===
  
===Ranks and titles===
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:[[admiral]] • [[assistant]] • [[bureaucrat]] • [[captain]] • [[chief engineer]] • [[chief medical officer]] • [[commander]] • [[commanding officer]] • [[communications officer]] • [[diplomat]] • [[doctor]] • [[engineer]] • [[Excellency]] • [[Federation Starfleet ranks]] • [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s)]] • [[first officer]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[lieutenant commander]] • [[helmsman]] • [[medical practitioner]] • [[navigator]] • [[officer]] • [[prime minister]] • [[repairman]] • [[representative]] • [[scientist]] • [[science officer]] • [[second officer]] • [[weapons officer]] • [[tactical officer]]
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:[[admiral]] • [[assistant]] • [[bureaucrat]] • [[captain]] • [[chief engineer]] • [[chief medical officer]] • [[commander]] • [[commanding officer]] • [[communications officer]] • [[councillor]] • [[diplomat]] • [[doctor]] • [[engineer]] • [[Excellency]] • [[Federation Starfleet ranks]] • [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s)]] • [[first officer]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[lieutenant commander]] • [[helmsman]] • [[medical practitioner]] • [[navigator]] • [[officer]] • [[prime minister]] • [[repairman]] • [[representative]] • [[scientist]] • [[science officer]] • [[second officer]] • [[weapons officer]] • [[tactical officer]]
   
 
===Other references===
  
===Other references===
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:[[atmosphere]] • [[auditorium]] • [[bacteria]] • [[birthrate]] • [[Bones]] • [[capital city]] • [[clothing]] • [[coordinates]] • [[diplomacy]] • [[disease]] • [[fetus]] • [[fever]] • [[five-year mission]] • [[germ]] • [[Gideon Council Chambers]] • [[government]] • [[homeworld]] • [[humanoid]] • [[language]] • [[life span]] • [[lifeform]] • [[logic]] • [[matter]] • [[microbe]] • [[microorganism]] • [[nation-state]] • {{dis|paradise|location}} • [[planet]] • [[physio-cultural report]] • [[population]] • [[quadrant]] • [[races and cultures]] • [[rank]] • [[red priority]] • [[space]] • [[star]] • [[star system]] • [[Starfleet uniform]] • [[Starfleet uniform (2260s)]] • [[sterile]] • [[synchronous orbit]] • [[suicide]] • [[technology]] • [[title]] • [[uniform]] • [[universe]] • [[Vegan choriomeningitis]] • [[virus]] • [[Vulcan neck pinch]] • [[weapon]]
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:[[arm]] • [[auditorium]] • [[Bones]] • [[book]] • [[boot]] • [[captain's log]] • [[captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2268|captain's log, USS ''Enterprise'', 2268]] • [[capital city]] • [[chess]] • [[city]] • [[clothing]] • [[diplomacy]] • [[dress]] • [[Federation members]] • [[fetus]] • [[finger]] • [[five-year mission]] • [[Gideon Council Chambers]] • [[government]] • [[homeworld]] • [[hood (clothing)]] • [[hour]] • [[jumpsuit]] • [[language]] • [[lifeform]] • [[log entry]] • [[logic]] • [[memory]] • [[nation-state]] • [[pants]] • [[paradise]] • [[petticoat]] • [[poker]] • [[population]] • [[quadrant]] • [[races and cultures]] • [[rank]] • [[red priority]] • [[regulation]] • [[sandwich]] • [[ship's log]] • [[ship's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|ship's log, USS ''Enterprise'']] • [[Starfleet uniform]] • [[Starfleet uniform (2260s)]] • [[sterile]] • [[suicide]] • [[technology]] • [[title]] • [[treaty]] • [[tunic]] • [[uniform]] • [[universe]] • [[Vulcan neck pinch]] • [[weapon]]
   
 
==Chronology==
  
==Chronology==
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==Appendices==
  
==Appendices==
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===Related stories===
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===Related media===
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[[file:gideon surface.jpg|thumb|Gideon's surface. {{small|({{r|ST|The Worlds of the Federation}})}}]]
 
* {{r|ST|The Worlds of the Federation}}
  
* {{r|ST|The Worlds of the Federation}}
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** Depicts the [[coordinate]]s and maps of the Gideon system and [[homeworld]], as well as the Gideonite history and clothing.
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** Depicts the [[coordinate]]s and maps of the Gideon system and [[homeworld]], as well as the Gideonite history and clothing. Gideon is identified as Delta Dorado VII, consistent with data provided in the "Introduction To Navigation" booklet accompanying ''[[Star Trek Maps]]''.
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* {{r|ST|Maps}}, {{rpg|FASA RPG|The Federation}}
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* {{r|ST|Maps|Star Charts}}, {{rpg|FASA RPG|The Federation}}
 
** Depicts the [[coordinate]]s and maps of the Gideon system and [[homeworld]].
  
** Depicts the [[coordinate]]s and maps of the Gideon system and [[homeworld]].
 
* {{n|TOS|The Rings of Time}}
  
* {{n|TOS|The Rings of Time}}
 
** Kirk recalls the Gideon trick.
  
** Kirk recalls the Gideon trick.
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* {{r|ST|Encyclopedia}}
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** Information about this episodes production and references are consistent in the [[20th century]] versions of this work. The [[21st century]] ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' also relates material about this episode.
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====Adaptations====
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<gallery>
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blish6.jpg|Novelization in ''[[Star Trek 6]]''.
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blish6a.jpg|Novelization in ''[[Star Trek 6]]'' reprinted.
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blish6b.jpg|Novelization in ''[[Star Trek 6]]'' reprinted.
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blish6corgi.jpg|Novelization in ''[[Star Trek 6]]'' reprinted.
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blish6corgi2.jpg|Novelization in ''[[Star Trek 6]]'' reprinted.
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die Lichter von Zhetar.jpg|[[German language]] novelization in ''[[Die Lichter von Zhetar]]''.
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lichter von Zhetar.jpg|[[German language]] novelization reprinted in ''[[Die Lichter von Zhetar]]''.
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eNT6.jpg|[[German language]] novelization reprinted in ''[[Enterprise 6]]''.
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der große Sammelband-2.jpg|[[German language]] novelization collected in ''[[Der große Sammelband II]]''.
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reader3.jpg|Novelization collected in ''[[The Star Trek Reader III]]''.
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classicEpisodes3.jpg|Novelization collected in ''[[The Classic Episodes 3]]''.
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classicEpisodes.jpg|Novelization collected in ''[[The Classic Episodes]]''.
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</gallery>
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====Video releases====
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<gallery>
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markofgideonBETAMAX.jpg|[[Betamax]] cover.
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tos collector vhs.jpg|Collector's edition [[VHS]] release with "[[Wink of an Eye]]".
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markofgideonVHS.jpg|[[VHS]] cover.
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gideon-whomgodsdestroyVHS.jpg|Overseas [[VHS]] release with "[[Whom Gods Destroy]]".
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markofgideonVHS2.jpg|[[VHS]] cover.
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gideonThatWhichSurvivesLaserDisc.jpg|[[Laserdisc]] release with "[[That Which Survives]]".
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gideon-whomgods-zetarVHS.jpg|Overseas [[VHS]] release with "[[Whom Gods Destroy]]" and "[[The Lights of Zetar]]".
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markofgideonDVD.jpg|[[DVD]] release with "[[Whom Gods Destroy]]".
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tOSseason3DVD.jpg|[[DVD]] release in [[tOS season 3|''TOS'' season 3]].
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</gallery>
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===Background===
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* Actor {{ma|Stanley Adams}} co-wrote this episode after playing the part of [[Cyrano Jones]] in the second season {{e|TOS|The Trouble With Tribbles}}.
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* The novelization by James Blish contains a scene where Odona accidentally burns off her finger with a medical instrument, and quickly re-grows the digit. This aspect of Gideonite physiology was not shown in the episode, although it was alluded that they did have a great resistance to injury. The prose version also added a scene where the crew proposes Odana will offer a symbol of illness to those she infects. The characters of Krodak and Fitzgerald were not named in the novelization.
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* Actor {{ma|Gene Dynarski}} (Krodak) had previously played [[Ben Childress]] and would later play [[Orfil Quinteros]]. {{ma|Richard Derr}} (Fitzgerald) previously played [[Commodore]] [[Barstow]].
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* This episode marks the only time the [[bridge]] set was filmed empty, in this case representing the replica ''Enterprise''. {{e|TOS|This Side of Paradise}} had previously showed the actual ''Enterprise'' bridge devoid of personnel, but with a single [[Omicron Ceti spore plant]] present.
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===Notable cast and crew===
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* [[William Shatner]] as [[James T. Kirk]]
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* [[Leonard Nimoy]] as [[Spock]]
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* [[DeForest Kelley]] as [[Leonard McCoy]]
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* [[James Doohan]] as [[Scotty]]
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* [[George Takei]] as [[Hikaru Sulu]]
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* [[Nichelle Nichols]] as [[Nyota Uhura]]
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* [[Walter Koenig]] as [[Pavel Chekov]]
   
 
===Images===
  
===Images===
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====Episode images====
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themarkofgideon-hd0142.jpg|[[Title card]].
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themarkofgideon.jpg|[[James T. Kirk]], [[Spock]] and [[Odona]].
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kirkGideon.jpg|[[James T. Kirk]] asks why [[Gideon]]s cannot control their population.
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hodin.jpg|[[Hodin]].
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krodak.jpg|[[Krodak]].
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odana.jpg|[[Odona]].
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fitzgerald (Admiral).jpg|{{dis|Fitzgerald|Admiral}}
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gideon.jpg|{{planet|Gideon}}.
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replica bridge.jpg|Replica [[bridge]].
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replica viewport.jpg|Replica [[viewport]].
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gideonOrig.jpg|{{planet|Gideon}}.
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</gallery>
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====Adaptation images====
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
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ent1701blish6.jpg|''Enterprise''.
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file:themarkofgideon.jpg|Episode image.
  
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ent1701blish6corgi.jpg|''Enterprise''.
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file:hodin.jpg|Hodin.
  
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ent1701blish6corgi2.jpg|''Enterprise''.
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file:odana.jpg|Odana.
  
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crewblish6.jpg|The crew.
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file:fitzgerald (Admiral).jpg|Fitzgerald.
  
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landing party blish6.jpg|The crew.
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jtkblish6corgi.jpg|Kirk.
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spockblish6corgi.jpg|Spock.
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ent1701VHScoll.jpg|The {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
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crewVHScoll1.jpg|The crew.
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crewVHScoll2.jpg|The crew.
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ent1701LichterVonZhetar-artR.jpg|{{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
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ent1701LichterVonZhetar-art.jpg|{{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
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suluDVDs3.jpg|[[Hikaru Sulu]].
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crewVHS-UK.jpg|The crew.
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ent1701VHS-UK.jpg|The ''Enterprise''.
 
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"The Mark of Gideon" was the 72nd episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 17th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 17 January 1969. The episode was written by George F. SlavinMA and Stanley AdamsMA, directed by Jud TaylorMA and novelized in Star Trek 6 by James Blish. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on 31 May 2008.

Summary

Ent1701blish6

Enterprise.

Captain's log, stardate 5423.4.
We are orbiting the planet Gideon, which is still not a member of the United Federation of Planets. The treaty negotiations have been difficult because Gideon has consistently refused the presence of a delegation from the Federation on its soil, or any surveillance by the ship's sensors. They have finally agreed to a delegation of one. They insisted it be the captain of the Enterprise. I am, therefore, beaming down at once.
Log entry by James T. Kirk.
I am alone on the Enterprise. I have searched every area of the ship and still cannot find a trace of the crew, or an indication of how its disappearance was managed. The one thing that is obvious is that I suffered a memory lapse, during which time I bruised my arm. It is causing me some irritation.
Jtkblish6corgi

Kirk.

Ship's log, stardate 5423.8.
First Officer Spock reporting. Obviously the Gideons have transported Captain Kirk onto this replica of the Enterprise to so confuse his mind as to make him susceptible to some extraordinary experiment. It is my intention to locate the captain and warn him before the experiment reaches its conclusion, which logic indicates means the end of the captain's life as he knows it.

References

Characters

Episode characters

Clifford Brent (?) • Pavel Chekov • Fitzgerald • Hodin • James T. Kirk • Krodak • Leonard McCoy • Odona • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • unnamed Gideonites • unnamed 2260s USS Enterprise personnel

Novelization characters

Pavel Chekov • Fitzgerald • Hodin • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Odona • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations

Gideon (Gideon system, Dorado constellation, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant)

Shipboard areas

USS Enterprise
bridge • transporter room

Planetary locales

Gideon
replica of USS Enterprise (bridge • corridor • engineering • observation deck • quarters, captain's • sickbay • transporter room) • Gideon Council Chamber

Races and cultures

Gideonite • Human • Vulcan

Science and classification

anatomy • beaming • birthrate • coordinates • disease • life span • matter • orbit • planet • physio-cultural report • space • star • star system • stardate • synchronous orbit

Medical conditions

bruise • fever • Vegan choriomeningitis

Technology and weapons

autoclave • cauterizer • communicator • intercom • medical kit • medical tricorder • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter • tricorder • viewing port

Materials and substances

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen • sapphire

Lifeforms

bacteria • bull • germ • humanoid • microbe • microorganism • virus

States and organizations

Bureau of Planetary Treaties • Federation • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • Gideon Council

Ranks and titles

admiral • assistant • bureaucrat • captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • councillor • diplomat • doctor • engineer • Excellency • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • prime minister • repairman • representative • scientist • science officer • second officer • weapons officer • tactical officer

Other references

arm • auditorium • Bones • book • boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268 • capital city • chess • city • clothing • diplomacy • dress • Federation members • fetus • finger • five-year mission • Gideon Council Chambers • government • homeworld • hood (clothing) • hour • jumpsuit • language • lifeform • log entry • logic • memory • nation-state • pants • paradise • petticoat • poker • population • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • red priority • regulation • sandwich • ship's log • ship's log, USS Enterprise • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • sterile • suicide • technology • title • treaty • tunic • uniform • universe • Vulcan neck pinch • weapon

Chronology

years prior to 2268
Kirk contracts Vegan choriomeningitis. (prior to episode/novelization)
stardate 5423.4, 2268 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
Enterprise travels to Gideon.
2270
Kirk recalls the Gideon trick. (TOS novel: The Rings of Time)

Appendices

Related media

Gideon surface

Gideon's surface. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)

Adaptations

Video releases

Background

  • Actor Stanley AdamsMA co-wrote this episode after playing the part of Cyrano Jones in the second season TOS episode: "The Trouble With Tribbles".
  • The novelization by James Blish contains a scene where Odona accidentally burns off her finger with a medical instrument, and quickly re-grows the digit. This aspect of Gideonite physiology was not shown in the episode, although it was alluded that they did have a great resistance to injury. The prose version also added a scene where the crew proposes Odana will offer a symbol of illness to those she infects. The characters of Krodak and Fitzgerald were not named in the novelization.
  • Actor Gene DynarskiMA (Krodak) had previously played Ben Childress and would later play Orfil Quinteros. Richard DerrMA (Fitzgerald) previously played Commodore Barstow.
  • This episode marks the only time the bridge set was filmed empty, in this case representing the replica Enterprise. TOS episode: "This Side of Paradise" had previously showed the actual Enterprise bridge devoid of personnel, but with a single Omicron Ceti spore plant present.

Notable cast and crew

Images

Episode images

Adaptation images

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous episode:
Whom Gods Destroy 		TOS episode produced Next episode:
The Lights of Zetar
Previous episode:
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield 		TOS episode aired Next episode:
That Which Survives
Previous story:
The Cloud Minders 		Star Trek 6
Blish6 		Next story:
last story
until Star Trek 7
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Shoulders of Giants
One 		Pocket Next Adventure:
The Lights of Zetar
Previous Adventure:
Whom Gods Destroy 		Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
(2264 to 2270) 		Next Adventure:
The Lights of Zetar


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